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American Society in Transition - U.S. History EOC Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a)

Tenement living had improved through the Gilded Age

b)

Urban poor faced crowded and unhealthy conditions in tenement housing

c)

The total number of immigrants in tenement housing was declining

d)

Politicians were working to improve conditions of tenements

2.

Nativists favored-

a)

Americans over immigrants; America for Americans only!

b)

The assimilation of immigrants into American society

c)

The support of Native Americans

d)

Open borders and allowing ALL immigrants into the United States

3.

What would be a prime example of Americanization?

a)

The Dawes Act selling Native American lands

b)

The Homestead Act providing lands to settlers

c)

The Chinese Exclusion Act prohibiting Chinese immigration

d)

The children of immigrants learning English in school

4.

The political cartoon is referencing-

a)

Labor unions

b)

Monopolies and trusts

c)

Municipal corruption

d)

Immigration quotas

5.

Using the table, what was the most important impact of industrialization in the United States?

a)

People moved from cities to rural areas.

b)

The number of people living in cities continuously increased.

c)

The urban population decreased.

d)

Railroad mileage increased.

6.

During the late 1800s, political bosses often-

a)

participated in graft

b)

denied voting rights to poor people

c)

wasted money on building railroads

d)

discriminated against the urban poor

7.

What was a major impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

It protected Native American rights and tribal lands

b)

It only impacted a small strip of land in the American West

c)

It led to the destruction of buffalo and the opening of the Great Plains to American settlers

d)

It led to the Klondike Gold Rush

8.

Which statement best completes the diagram?

a)

The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed

b)

Immigration quotas were instituted

c)

Irish families immigrated to the United States

d)

Political machines were instituted in urban areas

9.

Why were these immigrants relieved to see the type of land they had expected?

a)

They hoped to mine for gold

b)

They wanted to work on the railroad

c)

They planned on working in factories

d)

They hoped to establish farms

10.

In the late nineteenth century, the "bosses" of urban political machines often--

a)

denied voting rights to the poor

b)

accepted bribed in return for favors

c)

wasted money on military spending

d)

discriminated against migrant workers

11.

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against "New Immigrants" increased because these immigrants--

a)

had job skills superior to those of most American workers

b)

formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages

c)

came from cultural background different from those of the majority of Americans

d)

tried to replace American democracy with other forms of government

12.

Nativists in California in the 1800s would most likely have supported the-

a)

creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants.

b)

passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

c)

continuation of the contract labor system.

d)

assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture.

13.

Based on the graph, why did immigration increase between 1895 and 1905?

a)

The Panic of 1893 had occurred.

b)

Expanding industries provided jobs for immigrants.

c)

Immigrants came in search of cheap land in the West.

d)

World War I ended.

14.

Based on the information on the graph, which statement is most accurate?

a)

People who lived in urban areas were poor.

b)

The percentage of urban population increased between 1850 and 1900.

c)

By 1900, 30% of the population lived in rural areas.

d)

Industrialization led to an increase in rural population in the late 1800s.

15.

Based on the poster, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Immigrants were encouraged to learn and speak English.

b)

Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there.

c)

The people in the poster were native-born Americans.

d)

Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.

16.
Which of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?
a)
steel plow
b)
reaper
c)
windmill
d)
barbed wire
17.
Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?
a)
Union Leaders
b)
Philanthropists
c)
Nativists
d)
Political Bosses
18.
Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?
a)
The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
b)
The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
c)
The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
d)
The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants
19.
The photo demonstrates one of the problems with
a)
overcrowding urban tenements.
b)
labor union activism in urban areas.
c)
the overproduction of consumer goods.
d)
the growth of political machines.
20.
The Great Plains can be found in what area?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
None of the above